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[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And those surprisingly well dressed kids cleaning some of the steps. Must have been a hired service?

[โ€“] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 23 points 4 months ago

neighborhood kids, picking up a little extra cash, along with what they made from their newspaper routes, easily paid for 4 years of university education (with room and board and books)